Assoc. Prof. Anton Sukhov
Ural Federal University, Russia
Bio: Dr. Anton Sukhov is an associate professor (since 2012) at the Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, and a PhD in Cultural Studies (2008). He is one of the founders and leading researchers in game studies in Russia. In 2012, he created (the first in Russia) an electronic educational course on game studies. Dr. Anton Sukhov has been awarded numerous Russian and international scientific awards and honorary diplomas. Dr. Anton Sukhov regularly attends and chairs sections of international scientific conferences on e-education, game studies, game-based learning, gamification, and virtual reality (in In the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Macedonia, France, UK, Denmark, Japan, China, Russia, and other countries). His research papers were ranked in the Top 2% on Academia.edu. In 2022, his article was awarded the “Best Paper” status at the e-Education Conference in Japan. His main areas of research are educational, ethical, religious and aesthetic discourses of video games, cultural studies, visionary experience, game-based learning and gamification.
Assoc. Prof. Xiang Feng
East China Normal University, China
Bio: Xiang Feng is an Associate Professor of East China Normal University in the Department of Educational Information Technology and Shanghai Digital Educational Equipment
Engineering Technology Research Center. He is also the Deputy Secretary of Information Technology Education Professional Committee for Primary and Secondary Schools of The
Chinese Society of Education. Dr Feng have 2 years of postdoc experience in Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell& Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 2018-2010 in telecom strategy
development. He obtained his PhD in geography information system and master Degree in Computer Science & Engineering.
Dr. Feng is committed to education informatization research and services from 2010. In recent years, he is mainly focusing on the application of artificial intelligence in education,
learning analytics. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers; contributed in 2 published standards in educational informatization in china; obtained 9 software copyright
registration certificates; applied for 5 invention patents, and 2 has been authorized.
Assoc. Prof. Yajun Wei
Guangzhou University, China
Bio: Yajun Wei received his PhD from Uppsala University in
Sweden in 2015. Thereafter, he worked as a physicist at Uppsala
University and Cambridge University, and as a physics and
engineering teacher at Zhuhai No.1 High School in China. He is now
an associate professor at Guangzhou University, with research
interests in science education and education technology.
Dr. Guanliang Chen
Monash University, Australia
Bio: Dr. Guanliang Chen is a tenured Senior Lecturer at the
Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash University. He earned his
Ph.D. in Computer Science from Delft University of Technology in the
Netherlands. His research focuses on developing and applying
responsible Artificial Intelligence technologies to enhance quality
assessment and feedback in education at scale. Dr. Chen has made
significant scholarly contributions, with over 90 peer-reviewed
publications, accumulating more than 4,400 citations in Google
Scholar, with an h-index of 28 and an h10-index of 50. His
pioneering work in identifying and mitigating algorithmic bias in
educational contexts has gained widespread recognition. He received
the Outstanding Paper Award at the 29th International Conference on
Computational Linguistics in 2022 and the Dean’s Award for Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion (Research) from Monash University’s Faculty
of Information Technology in both 2021 and 2023. He serves on the
editorial boards of two leading Q1 journals in technology-enhanced
education—Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence and the
Journal of Learning Analytics. Additionally, he plays a key role in
organizing several international academic events, including AIED
2022, 2023, and 2024.
Assoc. Prof. Wei Wang
Northeast Normal University, China
Bio: Wang Wei, Ph.D. and master tutor of Educational
Technology, Northeast Normal University. The Standing director of
the Information Technology Education Committee of China Educational
Technology Association,the deputy secretary-general of the Youth
Programming Education Committee of National Institute of Computer
Basic Education of Colleges and universities, and the Standing
Committee of CCF PTA Technical Committee.
The research focuses on information technology education, smart
education, artificial intelligence and teacher education. She has
published many papers in CSSCI and core journals, published 7
academic monographs and textbooks, presided over the National
Natural Science Foundation youth project, presided over and
participated in a number of provincial and ministry-level and
industry-university-research projects.
Assoc. Prof. Habibullah Shah
University of Kashmir, India
Bio: Dr. Habibullah Shah is an Associate Professor at
University of Kashmir, Srinagar India with over 15 years of
experience in higher education, spanning both formal and distance
learning. He received his Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU), New Delhi-India. His areas of interest include educational
innovations and technology, philosophy of education, teacher
education, and qualitative research methodology. He has made
significant contributions to the field, publishing in high-end
scientific journals and is credited with developing a specialized
taxonomy model for research objectives.
Assoc. Prof. Haibing Hou
Guangdong Open University, China
Bio: Hou Haibing, Associate Professor at Guangdong Open University, holds a doctoral degree and has been a visiting scholar at Wesleyan University (USA) and Göttingen University of Applied Sciences (Germany). Her research focuses on education and applied linguistics. She has led over ten projects, including those funded by the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning, Guangzhou Municipal Philosophy and Social Science Planning, Guangdong Provincial Continuing Education Quality Improvement Project, and Guangdong Provincial University Innovative Projects. She has published over ten papers in SCI, EI, Peking University core journals, and provincial-level journals. She has won awards such as the First Prize in the Guangdong Provincial Teacher Ethics Essay Contest and the Second Prize in the Guangdong Province Vocational Skills Competition Teaching Ability Contest. She has also been recognized as a Teaching Excellence Awardee at Guangdong Open University.
Assoc. Prof. Siti Hajar Binti Halili
Unversity of Malaya, Malaysia
Bio: Ts. Dr. Siti Hajar Halili is an Associate Professor at
Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, and a Professional Technologist
(Ts) under MBOT. She is the Head of Department in Curriculum &
Instructional Technology and was formerly with the Research
Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia. She holds a degree
in Information System Technology Management, a Master’s in
Educational Technology and a Ph.D. in Adult Education Technology.
Her research focuses on Instructional Design & Technology,
particularly Flipped Learning, Open Distance Learning, and Digital
Curriculum. She has published extensively in ISI, SCOPUS, and
international journals, along with books and book chapters. She was
Chief Editor of Jurnal Penyelidikan Pendidikan and reviews for
multiple journals. Recognized with awards like the Deans’ Award,
Gold Award, and Excellent Service Award, she also serves as UM’s ODL
expert, Programme Coordinator, and faculty Head of Auditor. She
actively contributes to research and training in ID-TeL.
Assoc. Prof. Phoong Seuk Yen
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
Bio: Dr. Phoong Seuk Yen is an Associate Professor at
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia. She serves as an
academic editor for two Q1 journals, PLOS One and SAGE Open, as well
as for the EDUCATUM Journal of Science and Technology. She has
awarded 9 research grants including international, national and
university levels. Her scholarly contributions include over 31
publications in Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus-indexed journals, 20
peer-reviewed papers, two books, and a book chapter. She has also an
invited speaker at numerous international and national events,
including Xihua University, Wuhan University-University of Malaya
collaboration, the Malaysia National Anti-Drugs Agency, and
Sriwijaya University. She has also served as a panelist for the Best
Journal Article Category (Statistics) at the MAPIM Awards, under the
Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education, and as an assessor for
national research grants. Her research interests are mathematics
education, gamification, statistical modeling, and machine learning.
Dr. Mariam Mohamad
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Bio: Dr. Mariam Mohamad is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti
Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia. Her research interest is in the
field of mobile learning and mobile assistive technology. Dr Mariam
was acknowledged as one of the pioneers from Malaysia in mobile
learning research, in the book entitled Mobile Learning in Higher
Education in The Asia-Pacific Region published by Springer. Her work
also referred by UNESCO in the publication entitled; Turning on
Mobile Learning: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications.
Dr. Mariam has extensive experience in disseminating her work
internationally. She actively involves presenting her work in
international conferences with ISI Web of Science and SCOPUS indexed
status. For her success in the field, in 2021, she was awarded with
international grants which include Sumitomo Foundation and Japan
Foundation to support her research in mobile assistive technology.
For the community, she also devoted her time as the Advisor for
Special Need Students Association, University Sains Malaysia. She is
also a committee member for Research & Development Unit, Malaysian
Association for The Blind.